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The Future in the 50's

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Mossie

October 01, 2006, 04:59:29 PM
Transportation Futuristics

Nice site, with plenty of designs from the 1950's future & a few from other eras.  Radio-beam powered ships, flying saucer airliners, tubine engined cars & plenty more.  Tons of whiffing potential!

Simon.
I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughin'. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

Alvis 3.1

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October 01, 2006, 09:00:50 PM
Too cool, and a ton of ideas to be stolen..erm..inspired by!




Alvis 3.1

Archibald

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October 02, 2006, 01:20:04 AM
King Arthur: Can we come up and have a look?
French Soldier: Of course not. You're English types.
King Arthur: What are you then?
French Soldier: I'm French. Why do you think I have this outrageous accent, you silly king?

Well regardless I would rather take my chance out there on the ocean, that to stay here and die on this poo-hole island spending the rest of my life talking to a gosh darn VOLLEYBALL.

Mossie

#3
October 02, 2006, 02:13:27 AM
I like the Ground Effect Machines, by now we all should be driving around in Star Wars Landspeeders!

Simon.
I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughin'. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

GeorgeC

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October 02, 2006, 08:56:22 AM
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/news_events/fu...ics/helicopter/

Why just pop down to a nearby recruiting office and in 6 months you can fly about in one of these for free. Mind the RPGs though...  

The Rat

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October 02, 2006, 09:08:34 AM
I'm still waiting for each of those personal flying machines that Popular Mechanics kept promising us every couple of months.

What a lot of them fail to realise is that most people can't even drive a car properly (hell, most can't even walk properly), and you wnat to fill the skies with dingbats like that?  :wacko:

Some cool looking stuff in there though. And ya gotta love those 1930s art deco style paintings, like the one of the lifeboats coming off the back of the ship!  :lol:  
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Mossie

#6
October 02, 2006, 12:17:21 PM
About the best chance we've got is the Moller M400 Skycar.  I remember there was a lot of hype a few years ago about this, the company were saying it would revoloutionise transport.  Well they would wouldn't they, & we've heard it all before but I still want one!

It still might happen Rat!  Probably around the time we get the jet boots....

Simon.
I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughin'. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

lancer

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October 02, 2006, 01:03:59 PM
QuoteI like the Ground Effect Machines, by now we all should be driving around in Star Wars Landspeeders!

Simon.
Too bloody right we should be mate.
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